Miguel ran around the other side of the pool to where they were at. "Get him, Eli!" Grayson encouraged. 
Kenny grunted and attempted to punch Eli but the champion dodged them with his hands like it was nothing. He let out a groan when Kenny was able to hit him in the face. 
Everybody gasped. Odessa quickly looked at Oliver.  "Ol, do something!" She begged. Before he could,  Robby ran up to them and shoved Eli into the pool.  That's when she got angry. She stormed up to him.  "Hey!" She shouted and pushed him by his shoulders.
Like it was out of reflex, and completely unlike him to do so, Robby spun around after the contact and he accidentally hit her in the face. The force was strong enough for her head to turn to the side and she held her face. 
"Ohhh!"  The growing crowd gasped out again.
"Hey!" Miguel hollered in anger and he, too, ran up to him and shoved him back. "Don't touch her! What the hell is wrong with you?"
"You wanna go?" Robby challenged him. 
"I'll fucking kick your ass myself." Oliver threatened.
"Dess!" Said Eli and he jumped out of the water. He quickly touched her shoulders. "Hey, let me see." 
But again, Odessa flinched back while still holding her face. "No. Please, just, don't touch me." She stammered and walked away from them all.
"Odessa!" He called out her name.
Hailey quickly stopped him before he could follow her. "Let me. Trust me." She simply said and followed after her friend.
Feeling angry, Eli whirled around and faced Robby. "I'll kill you." He seethed. 
The same worker from before blew his whistle again and stormed up to the commotion. "Hey. Everybody get out and leave the park immediately. I mean it. Everybody out. Now!"  He shouted at everybody that was around.
Robby looked regretful. "I didn't mean to hit her." He said to nobody in particular. 
"You better watch your back." Eli said again with a hateful glare.
The handful of boys that thought of Odessa like a sister glared at him as well before walking away. Eli walked as fast as his feet could carry into the waterpark building. He saw Hailey and Odessa come out of the girl's bathroom. Her hair was pulled out of her face and the red mark on her face was visible. He felt even angrier. Hailey walked away, eyeing him on her way, and he quickly went up to her. "Babe, are you okay?" 
"I'm fine, Eli." She replied hesitantly. 
"I'm so sorry that happened. Just say the word and I'll end him—"
"No, just. . ." She immediately said and paused for a minute. "Just please, stop with the feuding. You won,  Eli. You're the All Valley champion. You deserve to feel like you've overcome all these obstacles because you do. Please, just leave it alone." She begged him. It was over. It was Summer. They were supposed to be kids.
His face softened at her words. "Yeah, no, you're right.  You're totally right. I'm sorry. I promise I'll stop." he rambled. He wanted to go in for a hug but he stopped himself. "Dess. . ."
She titled her head.
"Why won't you let me touch you?"
She blinked and her lips parted slightly. She felt stupid. She felt embarrassed. She also felt disgusting. "You wouldn't get it, Eli." She muttered sadly.
"Then help me to get it." He responded and kept his voice quiet. 
Odessa's nails scraped against her bare skin. The marks from them appeared red. Eli noticed. "I've been touched, pushed, and pulled for years. I just needed to breath. I couldn't breath in there." She explained to him almost like she felt guilty.